The one tell-tale sign that you are dehydrated

The health authorities recommend that we should drink eight glasses of water a day, but this advice can sometimes vary and is always being updated. Therefore, how do we know if we are getting too little or too much water?

The best sign is the colour of your urine. Here's what you need to look out for...

If you want to see if you're drinking the right amount of water, just look at your pee. Obviously keeping hydrated is really important but it is possible to go overboard on the water consumption.

What is the perfect colour of pee?

Nutritionist Andy Bellatti has revealed a simple test to tell if you're drinking too much, too little or just the right amount of water.

"What matters most with urination is ultimately the colour of your urine," he told Business Insider.

And the urine colour you should be aiming for is "watered-down lemonade" (this is the cloudy lemonade variety rather than the transparent kind).

"Anything darker than that is starting to get into dehydration," he continues. "You don't want your urine to be the colour of water either, because that means that you're getting too much water."

"And remember, your body is smart, so your body needs a certain amount, and it's not the more, the better. Your body needs what it needs, and anything extra gets filtered out."

So, to make sure your body is functioning at its optimum level, it might be worth having a quick glance next time you head to the loo and paying a little extra attention after exercise or if you are feeling unwell.

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